GUELPH – Police are investigating after two children were followed to school last Monday morning by a man who blew them kisses.
Police beat: Mount Forest man charged with theft of wires
MOUNT FOREST – A Mount Forest man has been charged with theft after telecommunication wires were removed from a local business.
Halloween happenings at Wellington County museum
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington County Museum and Archives has many spooky events happening this month.
HART Hub expands crisis stabilization services
GUELPH – HART Hub Guelph Wellington is now offering expanded crisis stabilization services.
Hooves for Hospice rides again Oct. 18
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Lynn Smillie is doing it again.
Driver charged after school bus full of students hits parked car
FERGUS – Wellington County OPP officers responded to the two-vehicle collision on Black Street in Fergus on Sept. 23 at about 8:45am.
Minto DEI committee hosts community clothing swap
HARRISTON – A community clothing swap will be held by the Town of Minto’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) committee on Oct. 18 from 10:30am to 2pm at the Harriston-Minto Community Centre (111 George St. S.).
Palmerston Terry Fox Run raises over $7,000
PALMERSTON – Sisters Delaney and Mackenzie Norman organized their third Palmerston Terry Fox Run, raising just under $7,500.
UGDSB to host virtual series for caregivers: Creating Connection and Supporting Transitions
GUELPH – Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) families of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities or autism spectrum disorder are invited to an upcoming virtual series – Creating Connection and Supporting Transitions.
Erin announces fall 2025 recreation programs
ERIN – The Town of Erin’s fall recreation programs are open for registration.
Radiothon set to support two local hospital foundations
MOUNT FOREST – The 24th CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon will broadcast on Oct. 18 in support of nine midwestern Ontario hospital foundations, including Mount Forest’s Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation (LMHF) and the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation (PDHF).
Reconciliation Walk will take place in Guelph Sept. 28
GUELPH – Indigenous voices are calling on all Canadians to educate themselves and their peers on the truth about Canada’s residential school legacy and its resulting harm.
Police beat: Weapon charge
FERGUS – A man is facing a weapon charge after an incident here earlier this month involving a person barricading themself in a local home. Wellington County OPP officials say officers responded to a home in Fergus on Sept. 8 “to assist a neighbouring police service in arresting an individual on the
One person sent to hospital after serious two-vehicle crash
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Wellington Road 16 and Sideroad 20, west of Belwood, at about 5am on Sept. 22.